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Kimberly Warner's avatar

Gosh, this one aches—feels like a portrait of the millions now living in fear in this country. A routine end-of-day, a snack, a walk to the train—how quickly these simple acts might now intersect with ICE and a life is changed forever.

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Ben Wakeman's avatar

Thanks, Kimberly. Yeah it’s a whole different reality they have to live in every day now.

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Ben Woestenburg's avatar

Very powerful. I totally understand her fear of big crowds like that. My wife is an inch taller than her, and usually latches on pretty tight in large crowds.

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Ben Wakeman's avatar

Thank you, Ben.

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Teyani Whitman's avatar

Powerful.

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Ramiro Blanco's avatar

Good. But am I the only one that's a bit uncomfortable with the word "stranger"? She's not. She comes to our home, we queue at the shop and ride the metro with her. We change her life with the things we say and the people we vote for. We know her. She's us, not a stranger.

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